Background Rodents are reservoirs and hosts for several zoonotic diseases such as plague,
leptospirosis, and leishmaniasis. Rapid development of industry and agriculture, as well as …

One of the neglected soil and/or food-borne diseases with international public health
importance is toxocariasis. Human cases are being increasingly reported from Asian …

Background Toxocariasis is one of the neglected zoonosis with considerable public health
importance around the world. The current study aimed to elucidate the overall prevalence of …

Toxocara is one of the common intestinal nematodes in dogs and cats and is the agent of
tissue migratory larvae in humans. Customarily, the prevalence of human toxocariasis …

Aim: One of the main diagnostic problems of conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
is indiscrimination of low parasitic loads in soil samples. The aim of this study is to determine …

An epidemiological review of toxocariasis aimed to underpin its prevalence, proclivity and
prognosis was undertaken. Human toxocariasis constitutes one of the most common …

Although human toxocariasis can lead to serious complications including neurological,
ocular and visceral complications, there is a lack of comprehensive epidemiological …

Aim: A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of toxocariasis
and related risk factors in eosinophilic children referred to the pediatrics hospital of Qazvin …

Objectives The present study was performed to determine the seroprevalence of Toxocara in
children≤ 10 years old, from rural and urban areas of Ilam. Methods Serum samples from …

Background Sweeping the street is a hazardous job that exposes the workers to soil-
transmitted diseases, in particular, toxocariasis. In this cross-sectional study, the …